After an overnight bus to the city of Neuquen, we jumped on another bus to make the 6 hour drive to San Martin de los Andes. Just getting here is quite scenic and the town itself appears as if it was transported here from Switzerland. All the buildings just have "that look". The town is quite pleasant and we found an awesome pizza and wine restaurant just outside town our first night here. Joining Yngve and I for dinner was Clare, a girl from South Africa who's b...

On our way out of Mendoza, my current travel buddy, Yngve from Norway, and I decided we would try to add some excitement to our journey by hitchhiking out of town and just go "anywhere" south. However, after learning that a bus ticket is only $5 bucks to travel several hours south of here right now without standing in the scorching sun, we decided that arriving in San Rafael without knowing a single thing about the place would have be excitement enough. A few h...

Happy New Year! My 3rd new year on the road finds me in Mendoza.... Argentina's wine country. And of course a good, cheap, steak dinner is never far away either. I made the long 18 hour bus journey from Buenos Aires with my buddy Yngve from Norway only to find that the coolest, most recommeded hostel was booked solid through the holiday. Perhaps someday I'll learn how to make a reservation. Until that day, however, I'll have to take things as they come. But good ...

Back in Buenos Aires..... I went back to the Che Lagarto hostel where I stayed back in October and met up with my buddy from Norway, Thomas. The difference now is that he's moved into an awesome penthouse apartment in a nice neighborhood and now we have a place to have a Christmas eve party and then do what Argentinians do best... go out late at night. And so it went. This had to be the craziest place I've ever been to for Christmas. At midnight X-mas eve, the en...

My final stop in Uruguay is a cool little town called Colonia del Sacramento. It's just a quiet touristy town that's good for a day walking around the old cobblestoned streets and taking pictures. The town used to be a smuggling point for goods going across the river to Buenos Aires. And that's the other reason I am here... I'll catch the boat across the river and re-enter Argentina. Christmas is almost here and reuniting with some old friends in Buenos Aires is ...